Shaped microporous articles are produced from polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and nucleating agents using thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) processes. The shaped microporous article is oriented in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0. The shaped artic
Shaped microporous articles are produced from polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and nucleating agents using thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) processes. The shaped microporous article is oriented in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0. The shaped article may also comprise a diluent, glyceryl triacetate. The shaped microporous article may also have the micropores filled with a sufficient quantity of ion conducting electrolyte to allow the membrane to function as an ion conductive membrane. The method of making a microporous article comprises the steps of melt blending polyvinylidene fluoride, nucleating agent and glyceryl triacetate; forming a shaped article of the mixture; cooling the shaped article to cause crystallization of the polyvinylidene fluoride and phase separation of the polyvinylidene fluoride and glyceryl triacetate; and stretching the shaped article in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0.
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1. An ion conductive membrane composite comprising: a) a shaped article in the form of a network of interconnected micropores, the shaped article comprising: polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof,a sufficient quantity of nucleating agent to initiate crystallization of the polyvinylidene fluo
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An ion conductive membrane composite comprising: a) a shaped article in the form of a network of interconnected micropores, the shaped article comprising: polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof,a sufficient quantity of nucleating agent to initiate crystallization of the polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof at a significantly greater number of crystallization sites as compared to crystallization without the nucleating agent, andwherein the shaped article has been oriented in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0 to provide a network of micropores wherein the micropore size is greater than approximately 0.4 micron, and the shaped article has a thickness less than approximately 1.5 mils and a Gurley less than approximately 10 sec/50 cc; andb) a sufficient quantity of ionomer electrolyte filling at least 95% of the pore volume of the micropores of the shaped article to allow the membrane composite to function as an ion conductive membrane. 2. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the sufficient quantity of nucleating agent is between approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 1.0 percent by weight of polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof. 3. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 2 wherein the nucleating agent is selected from the group consisting of Pigment Blue 60, Pigment Red 179, Pigment Violet 5:1, Vat Yellow 2, Pigment Yellow 24, and polytetrafluoroethylene. 4. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof are semicrystalline and have melt flow indices between approximately 0.13 g/10 min to approximately 6.0 g/10 min. 5. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the shaped article is biaxially oriented at a stretch ratio of 1.1 to 1.0. 6. A membrane electrode assembly comprising the ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1. 7. An electrochemical device comprising the membrane electrode assembly of claim 6. 8. A fuel cell comprising the membrane electrode assembly of claim 6. 9. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the ionomer electrolyte comprises a sulfonated fluoropolymer ionomer. 10. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the ionomer electrolyte is imbibed into the micropores using a dispersion of the ionomer electrolyte with particles of approximately 260 Å. 11. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the nucleating agent is nanometer-sized. 12. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 11, wherein the nanometer-sized nucleating agent comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 13. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 11, wherein the sufficient quantity of nucleating agent is between approximately 0.2 percent to approximately 2.5 percent by weight of polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof. 14. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 13, wherein the shaped article further comprises glyceryl triacetate. 15. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, wherein the shaped article further comprises glyceryl triacetate. 16. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 15, wherein the sufficient quantity of nucleating agent is between approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 1.0 percent by weight of polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof and glyceryl triacetate. 17. An ion conductive membrane composite comprising: a) a shaped article in the form of a network of interconnected micropores, the shaped article comprising: polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof, and approximately 0.2 percent to approximately 2.5 percent by weight of nucleating agent based on the amount of the polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof,wherein the shaped article has been oriented in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0 to provide a network of micropores wherein the micropore size is greater than approximately 0.4 micron, and the shaped article has a thickness less than approximately 1.5 mils and a Gurley less than approximately 10 sec/50 cc; andb) a volume of ionomer electrolyte sufficient to fill at least 95% of the pore volume of the shaped article and form an ion conductive membrane composite. 18. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 17, wherein the ionomer electrolyte comprises a sulfonated fluoropolymer ionomer. 19. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 17, wherein the nucleating agent is nanometer-sized. 20. A membrane electrode assembly comprising the ion conductive membrane composite of claim 17. 21. An electrochemical device comprising the membrane electrode assembly of claim 20. 22. A fuel cell comprising the membrane electrode assembly of claim 20. 23. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 17, which is a proton exchange membrane composite. 24. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 1, which is a proton exchange membrane composite. 25. An ion conductive membrane composite comprising: a) a shaped article in the form of a network of interconnected micropores, wherein: the shaped article comprises polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof;the micropore size is greater than approximately 0.4 micron; andthe shaped article has a thickness less than approximately 1.5 mils and a Gurley less than approximately 10 sec/50 cc; andb) a sufficient quantity of ionomer electrolyte filling at least 95% of the pore volume of the micropores of the shaped article to allow the membrane composite to function as an ion conductive membrane. 26. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 25, wherein the polyvinylidene fluoride or copolymers thereof are semicrystalline and have melt flow indices between approximately 0.13 g/10 min to approximately 6.0 g/10 min. 27. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 25, wherein the shaped article is biaxially oriented at a stretch ratio of 1.1 to 1.0. 28. A membrane electrode assembly comprising the ion conductive membrane composite of claim 25. 29. An electrochemical device comprising the membrane electrode assembly of claim 28. 30. A fuel cell comprising the membrane electrode assembly of claim 28. 31. An ion conductive membrane composite of claim 25, wherein the ionomer electrolyte comprises a sulfonated fluoropolymer ionomer.
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